Stamp-safe



(No Model.)

L. BRIGGS. STAMP sun,

No. 501,762. Patenfted July 18, 1893.

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LUCIUS BRIGGS, OF GLASGO, CONNECTICUT.

STAM P-SAFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 501,762, dated July 18,1893. Application filed February 17, 1893- Serial No. 462,680. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LUCIUS BRIGGS, of Glasgo, in the county of; NewLondon and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Stamp-Safes, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification.

This invention has reference to an improvement in stamp safes orreceptacles in which postage and similar stamps can be placed and fromwhich they can be delivered when required.

The object of this invention is to construct a receptacle for stamps inwhich the stamps can be protected from damage from dampness, orotherwise, and from which the stamps can be delivered in a moistenedcondition convenient for immediate use.

The invention consists in the peculiar and novel construction of thestamp-safe and locking-device together with the combination therewith ofthe feed mechanism and moistening apparatus, as will be more fully setforth hereinafter.

Figure 1 is an end view of the improved stamp-safe and moisteningdevice. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal sectional view of the safe. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectionalview of a portion of the end of the safe and moistener, and showing thelocking-device.

In the drawings similar numbers of reference indicatecorrespondingparts.

The number 6 indicates the lower portion of the metal case or safe,which is secured to the base 7 in the manner shown in Fig. 2, or whichmay be made in one piece therewith. 8 is the upper part or cover of thecase, or safe; the two portions are secured together by the hinge 9. Thebarrel 10 is mounted on the shaft 11, which is journaled in the twosides of the lower part 6 of the safe. One end of the shaft 11 extendsbeyond the side of thecase and is made square to fit the rectangularhole in the arm 12 of the crank. The handle 13 of the crank-arm 12 ismade tubular so as to revolve on the pin extending from the end of thecrank-arm. This crank may be rigidly secured to the shaft 11, but in thedrawings it is shown as merely slipped over the square end of the shaftfor the purpose of revolving the shaft to wind the strip of stamps on tothe barrel 10. It can then beremoved from the shaft. The clip 14consists of a strip of metal extending longitudinally on the barrel 10,the ends being bent over the ends of the barrel and secured by screwspassing through slots in the bent ends. The end of the sheet of stampscan be inserted under the clip 14 and by it held in place to facilitatethe winding of the stamps on the barrel 10.

The roller 15 is journaled in the cover 8 of the safe and acts as apressure-roll to hold the sheet of stamps against the feed-roll 16,which is journaled in the lower part 6 of the case and is covered with ayielding material. The shaft of the feed-roll 16 extends beyond thesides of the metal case and is provided on one end with the thumbpiece17, the other end 18 of the shaft being square. 7

The hasp 19 is hinged-to the cover-8 of the case and is provided with arectangular opening which can be closed over the square end 18 of thefeed-roll shaft and holds the same against rotation. The hasp 19 is alsoprovided with a staple 20 which can beentered into the slot 21 in thelower part of the case where it is locked by any suitable locking-devicecontained within the case and operated by a key passing through thekey-hole 22.

The moistening device is formed of a tank attached to, or formed in onepiece with, the front portion of the lower part 6 of the safe, as shownin the drawings. The roller 24 is journaled in the ends of the tank 22and has a thin covering of felt or other material which will readilyabsorb water and,by the revolution of the roll, convey a small portionto the gummed side of the stamps passing over the roll. The moisteningtank is provided with a cover 25 hinged to the front portion of theupper part 8 of the case. The rolled-up sheet of stamps is indicated bythe number 26.

The case, or safe, described can be made of any desired size so as totake in any width of stamps or sheets of stamps; the stamps-will beprotected against dust and injury, as well as against any unauthorizedremoval thereof, and, when the safe, is unlocked, the stamps may bedelivered therefrom in a moistened condition ready for use.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A stamp-safeconsisting of a metal case having a hinged cover, a'barrel the shaft oflocking-device contained within the case and 15 operated as described.

2. In a stamp-safe, the combination with the lower part 6, the upperpart 8, and hinge 9 of the case, the barrel 10, the clip 14, the roll 15and delivery roll 16, thumb-piece 17 and square end 18, the hasp 19 anda locking device contained in the case, of the tank 23, roller 24:, andcover 25, as and for the purpose described.

LUCIUS BRIGGS.

Witnesses:

JAMES T. WILBUR; EMMA PHILLIPS.

